Breath Hold/Hyperventilation & HGH

Hey guys-

I forgot where is saw it, but I saw that there was a relation to holding your breath and the amount of HGH that your body releases( an increase in HGH when you do hold your breath or hyperventalate)- any info about this-

heres the study
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3100467&dopt=Abstract

[quote]viatorfb50 wrote:
Hey guys-

I forgot where is saw it, but I saw that there was a relation to holding your breath and the amount of HGH that your body releases( an increase in HGH when you do hold your breath)- any info about this-[/quote]

LOL!

I read about this in Men’s Health: the Testosterone Diet.(Because I like having testosterone, I saw it in the library, and I’m also a man who likes to be healthy)It said the amount released when you hold your breath is negligible. Lung capacity is a wonderful thing though, especially if you like diving and underwater swimming like I do. Perhaps the amount released goes straight to enlarging the lungs.

this is where i saw the it